Comments on: Use Your Phone To Price Check Items to Amazon – You May Be Pleasantly Surprised http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/ Everyone can understand technology; sometimes it just takes a little translating. Wed, 15 Feb 2012 02:34:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: lynn rileyhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33873 lynn riley Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:00:49 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33873 One plus about Amazon is they DO ship to APO boxes---my husband is in Iraq and orders stuff from them. He's run into a WHOLE lot of places that won't. The only other good thing about those big warehouse stores (Cosco) are the food samples----as your kids are attesting to in the picture!!! One plus about Amazon is they DO ship to APO boxes—my husband is in Iraq and orders stuff from them. He’s run into a WHOLE lot of places that won’t.

The only other good thing about those big warehouse stores (Cosco) are the food samples—-as your kids are attesting to in the picture!!!

]]> By: kevinnugenthttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33654 kevinnugent Mon, 21 Apr 2008 01:24:40 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33654 The problem with a lot of Amazon stuff, is they only ship to contintental USA. We have a service here now (called ShopUSA) that allows you to buy things anywhere online from the States and pay them a 5% commission. They buy it (and can also redeem mail in rebates if available and will net that off the price you pay)and then will ship to us here in Oz. It's much better than it sounds e.g. The new Nikon D300 normally retails for about $2,300AUD here for the body only. One of Amazon's vendors recently advertised them for $1,100 USD with free shipping to the US. Well, I can get on ShopUSA, covert @ .93c roughly to AUD and have it shipped here via Fedex for about $1,300AUD total. It's an enormous saving of $1k. And it includes return shipping costs if I need a Warranty repair. Finally. we're catching up. :) The problem with a lot of Amazon stuff, is they only ship to contintental USA.

We have a service here now (called ShopUSA) that allows you to buy things anywhere online from the States and pay them a 5% commission. They buy it (and can also redeem mail in rebates if available and will net that off the price you pay)and then will ship to us here in Oz. It’s much better than it sounds e.g. The new Nikon D300 normally retails for about $2,300AUD here for the body only. One of Amazon’s vendors recently advertised them for $1,100 USD with free shipping to the US. Well, I can get on ShopUSA, covert @ .93c roughly to AUD and have it shipped here via Fedex for about $1,300AUD total.

It’s an enormous saving of $1k. And it includes return shipping costs if I need a Warranty repair.

Finally. we’re catching up. :)

]]> By: dewey1973http://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33640 dewey1973 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 22:12:03 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33640 Frucall is a cool, free service for those of us who don't have data plans for our smartphones and those who don't have smartphones at all! It price checks amazon and others via a phone call, text message, or mobile web. http://www.frucall.com/ Frucall is a cool, free service for those of us who don’t have data plans for our smartphones and those who don’t have smartphones at all! It price checks amazon and others via a phone call, text message, or mobile web.

http://www.frucall.com/

]]> By: Steve Laserhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33611 Steve Laser Sun, 20 Apr 2008 15:52:09 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33611 Fun article! Great read. Thanks for the tip. Fun article! Great read. Thanks for the tip.

]]> By: Wayne Schulzhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33602 Wayne Schulz Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:22:39 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33602 I love Costco! It's only recently that I am starting to see that online sites like Amazon are cheaper for a lot of things. I was really surprised yesterday when I was in Sams Club (a variation of Costco) and price checked the Flip Video, Nikon D40 and Canon Digital Rebel. Exact same models and configurations (so far as I could tell). Amazon beat every one of them by a good $10 to $30. Here's hoping you get some Costco Warehouses soon! If not - Amazon is probably as good a deal - at least on the electronics that I checked. I love Costco!

It’s only recently that I am starting to see that online sites like Amazon are cheaper for a lot of things. I was really surprised yesterday when I was in Sams Club (a variation of Costco) and price checked the Flip Video, Nikon D40 and Canon Digital Rebel.

Exact same models and configurations (so far as I could tell).

Amazon beat every one of them by a good $10 to $30.

Here’s hoping you get some Costco Warehouses soon! If not – Amazon is probably as good a deal – at least on the electronics that I checked.

]]> By: Kevin Nhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33600 Kevin N Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:21:00 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33600 Oh, yeah, and your sister's right. VR is a must for telephoto or zoom lenses. Kevin Oh, yeah, and your sister’s right. VR is a must for telephoto or zoom lenses.

Kevin

]]> By: Kevin Nhttp://www.geardiary.com/2008/04/20/use-your-phone-to-price-check-items-to-amazon-you-may-be-pleasantly-surprised/#comment-33599 Kevin N Sun, 20 Apr 2008 13:19:23 +0000 http://www.geardiary.com/?p=6876#comment-33599 I must admit a highlight of our family visits to the States is a trip or three to Costco! We're getting them here in Oz soon too, we hear. You'd really miss them if they were to disappear, Wayne. We have a duopoly here, and the price of things is ridiculous and there's no real competition. Kevin I must admit a highlight of our family visits to the States is a trip or three to Costco!

We’re getting them here in Oz soon too, we hear. You’d really miss them if they were to disappear, Wayne. We have a duopoly here, and the price of things is ridiculous and there’s no real competition.

Kevin

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